27 Jul 2021 12:43

Freight loading on Trans-Siberian expected to be fully restored after bridge repair by July 28

YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK. July 27 (Interfax) - Freight loading on the Trans-Siberian Railway in Transbaikal Territory following the repair of a washed-out bridge is expected to be fully restored by July 28, Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev said.

"Freight loading resumed at 50% of the operating target on July 26, and on the 28th there are plans to restore loading to 100%," Savelyev said at a meeting with the prime minister.

In the coming weeks, Russian Railways will have to restart all 526 temporarily halted freight trains.